straight ruler
straight ruler meaning
A straight ruler. It stands for measuring, precision and drawing straight lines. It appears in school, design and DIY contexts. It carries a strong association with school stationery and with the specific childhood satisfaction of a brand-new pencil case. It is a plain, honest object with very little figurative life.
Meaning
A straight ruler. It stands for measuring, precision and drawing straight lines. It appears in school, design and DIY contexts. It carries a strong association with school stationery and with the specific childhood satisfaction of a brand-new pencil case. It is a plain, honest object with very little figurative life.
How to use it
- Measure twice, cut once 📏
- Back to school, new stationery 📏
- Precise to the millimetre 📏
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | liniaal |
| አማርኛ | ቀጥ ያለ ማስመሪያ |
| العربية | مسطرة |
| অসমীয়া | ঋজু মাপনী |
| azərbaycan | düz xətkeş |
| башҡорт | тура линейка |
| беларуская | лінейка |
| български | линия |
| বাংলা | সোজা রুলার |
| bosanski | linijar |
| català | regle |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏥᏳᎩᏗ ᎠᏟᎶᏍᎩ |
| čeština | rovné pravítko |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | линейка |
| Cymraeg | pren mesur |
| Deutsch | Lineal |
| dolnoserbšćina | lineal |
| Ελληνικά | ίσιος χάρακας |
| English | straight ruler |
| español | regla |
| eesti | sirge joonlaud |
| euskara | erregela zuzena |
| فارسی | خطکش |
| suomi | viivoitin |
| Filipino | tuwid na ruler |
| føroyskt | lineal |
| français | règle |
| Gaeilge | rialóir díreach |
| Gàidhlig | rùilear dìreach |
| galego | regra |
| ગુજરાતી | સીધી આંકણી |
| Hausa | miƙaƙƙiyar rula |
| עברית | סרגל |
| हिन्दी | स्ट्रेट रूलर |
| hrvatski | ravnalo |
| hornjoserbšćina | lineal |
| magyar | egyenes vonalzó |
| հայերեն | քանոն |
| Indonesia | penggaris lurus |
| íslenska | reglustika |
| italiano | righello |
| 日本語 | 定規 |
| Jawa | garisan jejeg |
| ქართული | სწორი სახაზავი |
| қазақ тілі | түзу сызғыш |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ءتۇزۋ سىزعىش |
| ខ្មែរ | បន្ទាត់ត្រង់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ನೇರ ರೂಲರ್ |
| 한국어 | 자 |
| कोंकणी | सरळ पट्टी |
| кыргызча | түз сызгыч |
| ລາວ | ບັນທັດຊື່ |
| lietuvių | tiesi liniuotė |
| latviešu | taisns lineāls |
| македонски | прав линијар |
| മലയാളം | സ്കെയിൽ |
| монгол | шугам |
| मराठी | फुटपट्टी |
| Melayu | pembaris lurus |
| မြန်မာ | ပေတံ |
| नेपाली | सीधा स्केल |
| Nederlands | liniaal |
| norsk | linjal |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ସିଧା ରୁଲର୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਸਿੱਧਾ ਰੂਲਰ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Strét Rúla |
| polski | linijka |
| پښتو | سيدها خطکش |
| português | régua reta |
| rumantsch | lingera |
| română | riglă |
| русский | линейка |
| سنڌي | سڌو ماپيندڙ |
| တႆး | ၶႅပ်းထတ်းၽဵင်ႇ |
| සිංහල | කෙලින් රූල |
| slovenčina | rovné pravítko |
| slovenščina | ravnilo |
| Soomaali | mastarad toosan |
| shqip | vizore e drejtë |
| српски | лењир |
| srpski | lenjir |
| svenska | linjal |
| Kiswahili | rula |
| தமிழ் | அளவுகோல் |
| తెలుగు | రూలర్ స్కేల్ |
| ไทย | ไม้บรรทัดตรง |
| ትግርኛ | ትኽ ዝበለ ገዛኢ |
| türkmen dili | göni çyzgyç |
| lea fakatonga | lula hangatonu |
| Türkçe | düz cetvel |
| українська | пряма лінійка |
| اردو | اسٹریٹ رولر |
| o‘zbek | chizg‘ich |
| Tiếng Việt | thước thẳng |
| Èdè Yorùbá | rula gbọọrọ |
| 粵語 | 直尺 |
| 粤语 | 直尺 |
| 中文 | 直尺 |
| 繁體中文 | 直尺 |
| isiZulu | irula eliqondile |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F4CF
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :straight_ruler:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the straight ruler emoji (📏) mean?
- A straight ruler. It stands for measuring, precision and drawing straight lines. It appears in school, design and DIY contexts. It carries a strong association with school stationery and with the specific childhood satisfaction of a brand-new pencil case. It is a plain, honest object with very little figurative life.
- How do you type the straight ruler emoji?
- Copy the straight ruler emoji 📏 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the straight ruler emoji in?
- The straight ruler emoji belongs to the Objects category.
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